Lauren Hudson, a doctoral student in the Department of Food Science and Technology, researches this foodborne bacterial pathogen, to which immunocompromised populations like pregnant women, newborns, and the elderly are especially susceptible. >>> Read More

Kira Hegeman, a Ph.D. student in art education, researches the creative and social functions of artistic interventions in public space- in particular, a public space in Minneapolis, Minnesota known as Elf Door, where individuals leave letters and other objects for an “elf” that resides in the tree >>> Read More

One of Athens’ grandest holiday traditions returns on December 1 and 2: the UGA Holiday Concerts. The spirit of the holidays will rise to the rafters of Hodgson Concert Hall when the finest musicians at the School of Music—including the UGA Symphony Orchestra, Combined Choirs and more—take to the stage at 7:30 p.m. each night, singing and playing the music of fellowship, joy and love. Tickets are available at pac.uga.edu or the PAC box office for $25.

Announcements

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has announced the Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program, which seeks to increase diversity in the biomedical research community through the recruitment and retention of individuals from groups underrepresented in the life sciences. Fellows receive funding for their postdoctoral training and, if eligible, in their early career years as independent faculty. Applications are due by February 15, 2017. More information can be found here.

The Dannon Company, Inc. announces the 5th Gut Microbiome, Yogurt and Probiotics Dannon Fellowship Grant program. As part of its commitment to helping students excel in science, they are offering two $25,000 grants to undergraduate, graduate or postdoctoral scientists who show a strong interest in the research of the gut microbiome’s impact on human health and well-being and/or the nutritional and functional benefits of yogurt and probiotics. More information can be found here: http://www.dannon.com/fellowship-application/.

The Georgia Sea Grant College Program is taking applications for the 2018 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, which places graduate students for a year in various executive and legislative branch offices throughout Washington, D.C. The fellowship period begins Feb. 1, 2018 and ends on Jan. 31, 2019. A full list of application materials and additional information on eligibility can be found online here. Applications must be submitted to Georgia Sea Grant by 5:00 p.m. on Feb. 10, 2017.